Leprosy - New leprosy cases with G2D rate per 1 000 000 population in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Leprosy - New leprosy cases with G2D rate per 1 000 000 population was 1.74 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Leprosy - New leprosy cases with G2D rate per 1 000 000 population in Ethiopia, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for leprosy - new leprosy cases with g2d rate per 1 000 000 population in Ethiopia is 1.74, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 55.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - new leprosy cases with g2d rate per 1 000 000 population in Ethiopia peaked at 4.22 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.74, in 2024.
That places Ethiopia 35th out of 161 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Leprosy - New leprosy cases with G2D rate per 1 000 000 population in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2.82 | — |
| 2013 | 3.8 | +34.8% |
| 2014 | 3.94 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 4.22 | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 4.09 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 3.83 | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 2.34 | -38.8% |
| 2019 | 3.67 | +56.6% |
| 2020 | 3.34 | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 2.55 | -23.6% |
| 2022 | 2.39 | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 1.81 | -24.3% |
| 2024 | 1.74 | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.59 | 2.34 | 4.22 | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.37 | 1.74 | 3.34 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is leprosy - new leprosy cases with g2d rate per 1 000 000 population in Ethiopia?
- Leprosy - new leprosy cases with g2d rate per 1 000 000 population in Ethiopia was 1.74 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - new leprosy cases with g2d rate per 1 000 000 population recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.22 in 2015.
- What is the lowest leprosy - new leprosy cases with g2d rate per 1 000 000 population recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.74 in 2024.
- How does Ethiopia rank for leprosy - new leprosy cases with g2d rate per 1 000 000 population?
- Ethiopia ranks 35th out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - new leprosy cases with g2d rate per 1 000 000 population rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Leprosy - New leprosy cases with G2D rate per 1 000 000 population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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